title: Time of guard of orthodontic records versus legal time for their prescription.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  After promulgation and wider dissemination of the Code of Consumer Protection (CCP), there was an increase in the number of legal conflicts between patients and dentists, leading these health professionals to increasingly guard themselves from possible lawsuits. As such, it becomes critical the preparation of an adequate and complete clinical record, even though the keeping time remains uncertain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the literature and discuss the keeping time of orthodontic records versus the legal time for their prescription, as well as to propose a model of a Term upon Completion of Dental Treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is advised to return part of the clinical records to their rightful owners by means of an itemized receipt. The Term upon Completion reflects the patient's awareness and could be considered by the CCP as the initial term of the prescription time, because it implicates that the patient recognizes the quality of service provided and satisfactory results achieved.
authors.forename: Luiz Renato
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Paranhos
authors.forename: Mariana Paula Maggiorini
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Magalhães
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Francio
authors.forename: Hélio Hissashi
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Henrique Damian
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Rosário
authors.forename: Rhonan Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Documentation; Forensic Dentistry; Legislation; Orthodontics